Marcus Law

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Marcus Law
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Law in 2011
Personal information
Full name Marcus William Law [1]
Date of birth (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 48) [1]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Bristol Rovers [2] 2 (0)
→ Yeovil Town (loan)
Stafford Rangers
Sacramento Knights
Managerial career
1999–2001 Coventry Sphinx [3]
2003–2006 Racing Club Warwick [3]
2006–2007 Quorn [3]
2007–2010 Barwell [3]
2010–2011 Kettering Town
2011–2013 Tamworth
2015 Chasetown
2015–2019 Kettering Town
2019 Bradford (PA) (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcus William Law (born 28 September 1975) is an English former professional footballer. He has since managed several non-League clubs, including Kettering Town, Tamworth, Coventry Sphinx, Racing Club Warwick, Quorn and Barwell. [4]

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Playing career

Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Law started his career as a goalkeeper at Bristol Rovers, making two appearances in the Football League during the 1994–95 season. [1] He then moved into non-league football, playing for Stafford Rangers, before a hip injury forced him into premature retirement whilst playing for the Sacramento Knights in America. [5]

Managerial career

Non-League

He later went on to manage non-league sides Coventry Sphinx, Racing Club Warwick, Quorn and Barwell. He also spent time coaching in the youth set-ups at Aston Villa and Coventry City. While at Barwell he won the Midland Football Alliance, the highest position they had achieved as a club in their history and started an unbeaten run that eventually stretched to 66 games. [6]

Kettering Town

His successful run attracted the attention of Conference National side Kettering Town and he was appointed manager on 1 October 2010. [7] Kettering finished 14th in his first season in charge of the club. [8]

Tamworth

After eight months as manager of Kettering, Law was appointed manager of fellow Conference club Tamworth on a three-year contract on 25 May 2011. [9] Law led Tamworth to the third round of the FA Cup in January 2012 where they lost against Premier League side Everton at Goodison Park. [10] After 19 months in charge at Tamworth, Law was sacked by the club on 14 January 2013. [11]

Forest Green Rovers

In August 2013, Law joined Forest Green Rovers as a coach on a part-time remit, working alongside Dave Hockaday. [12] He left the club in October 2013 following Hockaday's departure as manager. In March 2014 he revealed he had applied for the vacant job at Wrexham and was keen on a return to management. [13]

Chasetown

On 26 January 2015, Law joined Chasetown as their new manager giving him the return to management he desired after working as a scout with professional football clubs. [14]

Kettering Town

Following Kettering Town's promotion to the Southern Premier Division and the departure of joint managers Thomas Baillie and Scott Machin, the club appointed Law as manager in May 2015. [4] Despite winning the Southern League Premier Central division in 2018–19, Law left the club in June 2019. [15]

Honours

Club

Quorn
Barwell
Kettering Town

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References

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  2. ↑ Bristol Rovers 1946/47 – 2009/10, UK A–Z Transfers.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Poppies will reap rewards with Law, Northants Evening Telegraph.
  4. 1 2 http://www.ketteringtownfc.co.uk/story.php?story_id=1890%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "Marcus Law is a breed apart from the red-faced and angry cartoon caricature of non-league managerdom" [ dead link ], Leamington Courier, March 2005, accessed 7 October 2010 [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Barwell could lose boss Law to Kettering" 28 September 2010, Accessed 7 October 2010
  7. ↑ Kettering Town confirm Marcus Law is new boss, BBC Sport, 1 October 2010, Accessed 7 October 2010
  8. ↑ "2010/11 English Conference Table / Standings". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Tamworth appoint Kettering's Marcus Law as new manager". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Everton 2–0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Tamworth: Marcus Law sacked following FA Trophy exit". BBC Sport. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Former Tamworth boss Law takes up Forest Green Rovers role". TamworthHerald.co.uk. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Marcus Law wants management return". Non League Paper. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Chasetown appoint new manager".
  15. ↑ Eaden Replaces Law As Poppies Look For Another Dimension National League, 15 June 2019
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